Activities for week 1, New Semester 1/28 - 2/1 - 2013

Orator, attorney, and political leader William Jennings Bryan said, "Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved." I hope you choose to work hard and work smart in our class. If you need help I will always be here. Remember when you are absent you need to make up your reading time and tests in the morning (7:25 am), and also have a readmit. Please let's get off to a great start.

Monday 1/28
1. Review Final
2. Review Poetry Journal

Tuesday 1/29
1. Portfolios and S.S.R. Cards
2. Discuss Connotation and Denotation
3. Read and Discuss “Dreams” Poems by Hughes

Wednesday 1/30
1. Discuss Active and Passive Voice
2. Common Usage Problems
3. Review for Benchmark Test

Thursday 1/31
1. Second Quarter Benchmark Test
2. Read “Song of the Open Road” and “The Road Not Taken” pages 288-292 (homework)

Friday 2/1
1. Review and Discuss “Road Poems”
2. Read S. S. Reading Book Should have read 50 pages this week. (homework)

********** Extra Credit ***********
See me for a project on renting an apartment.